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Schools in Pomona Township

Pomona Township’s public schools

Carbondale Community High School District 165 and Murphysboro Community Unit School District 186 have no state test or graduation results we can use, so there is no Schools grade for Pomona Township. Each school below is shown with its own results.

—Not gradedK–12Where will my kid go?1/4schools above Illinois’s middle

Tests spring 2021, when 96% of students in Illinois’s tested grades sat them, and the class of 2023’s graduation rate (U.S. Department of Education). How TownRatings grades schools

Reading proficiency
32%
2020–21
Math proficiency
26%
2020–21
Graduate on time
80%
class of 2023
Spent per student
$17.3K
▼ 20% vs IL $21.6K
FY2024 · Murphysboro Community Unit School District 186
Students per teacher
13.2
IL 13.6
Schools in town
0
2,836 students on the public path
In brief

Pomona Township’s schools, in brief

School by school

1 of Pomona Township’s 4 district schools with test results score above the middle of Illinois’s 3,406 public schools. Carbondale Comm H S places highest (better than 69%); Murphysboro Middle School lowest (6%). See the path ↓

Written from the figures on this page. Tests are from 2020–21, graduation from the class of 2023; each school’s own letter uses 2020–21 results.

Where will my kid go?

Pick a grade. These are the public schools in Pomona Township, with each school’s own grade.

The path, start to finish
K–2Gen John A Logan Attendance Cntrin MurphysboroNo scores
3–5Carruthers Elementary Schoolin MurphysboroC
6–8Murphysboro Middle Schoolin MurphysboroD
9–122 high schoolsDepends on your addressC+ to B+

Which school depends on your address. To confirm it, ask the Carbondale Community High School District 165.

Two districts serve Pomona Township

Spending and class size are shown but don’t count toward the grade. Each district’s own page has every school.

Carbondale Community High School District 165Grades 9–12 · 1 schools · 1,023 students, up 6% since 2020–21 · 14.1 per teacher (IL 13.6)
$22,399IL $21,567 · FY2024
B−
Murphysboro Community Unit School District 186Grades PK–12 · 5 schools · 1,877 students, down 1% since 2020–21 · 12.7 per teacher (IL 13.6)
$17,286IL $21,567 · FY2024
C
Test scores · 2020–21

Well below the state in reading

Reading · 9–12, Carbondale Community High School District 16532%
State average 29.9% · 223 students tested
Math · 9–12, Carbondale Community High School District 16526%
State average 25.8% · 218 students tested
Reading · PK–12, Murphysboro Community Unit School District 18613%
State average 29.9% · 966 students tested
Math · PK–12, Murphysboro Community Unit School District 1869%
State average 25.8% · 809 students tested

Pomona Township vs. its neighbors

Schools grades for the Illinois towns that share Pomona Township’s borders.

Schools next door
TownSchoolsMain districts
Pomona Township—Murphysboro Community Unit School District 186 PK–12 · Carbondale Community High School District 165 9–12
Grand Tower—Shawnee Community Unit School District 84
MurphysboroCMurphysboro Community Unit School District 186 PK–12 · Carbondale Community High School District 165 9–12
MakandaB+Unity Point Community Consolidated School District 140 PK–8 · Giant City Community Consolidated School District 130 PK–8 · Carbondale Community High School District 165 9–12
Makanda (village)—Unity Point Community Consolidated School District 140 PK–8 · Carbondale Community High School District 165 9–12
Carbondale—Carbondale Elementary School District 95 PK–8 · Carbondale Community High School District 165 9–12

4 of the 5 neighbors share Carbondale Community High School District 165 with Pomona Township for grades 9–12, so their letters differ mainly through the lower grades.

Every school in Pomona Township

5 schools. Each public school’s letter compares its own 2020–21 reading and math results with Illinois’s other public schools (the newest school-level results we have).

Also serving Pomona Townshipin other towns
Gen John A Logan Attendance Cntr
Elementary · Grades K–2 · Murphysboro
400 students12:1Rate it →
Carruthers Elementary School
Elementary · Grades 3–5 · Murphysboro
C
426 students15:1Rate it →
Murphysboro Middle School
Middle · Grades 6–8 · Murphysboro
D
422 students12:1Rate it →
Carbondale Comm H S
High · Grades 9–12 · Carbondale
B+
1,023 students14:1Rate it →
Murphysboro High School
High · Grades 9–12 · Murphysboro
C+
565 students12:1Rate it →

Questions about Pomona Township’s schools

Are Pomona Township’s schools good?

There’s no Schools grade for Pomona Township. Carbondale Community High School District 165 and Murphysboro Community Unit School District 186 have no state test or graduation results we can use, so there is no Schools grade for Pomona Township. Each school below is shown with its own results. School by school, 1 of its 4 district schools with test results score above the middle of Illinois’s public schools on their 2020–21 results.

What school district is Pomona Township in?

Carbondale Community High School District 165 and Murphysboro Community Unit School District 186.

Where do Pomona Township kids go to high school?

One of two high schools, depending on your address: Carbondale Comm H S and Murphysboro High School.

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School data: state test results (2020–21, with participation) and four-year graduation rates (class of 2023) reported to the U.S. Department of Education (EDFacts via ED Data Express); each school’s own letter uses its 2020–21 results (EDFacts via the Urban Institute); schools and enrollment from NCES (2024–25; private schools 2023–24); spending from the Census Bureau’s school finance survey (FY2024). Stars are from neighbors.